sù òfọ
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
knock the stick representing the god of justice (òfọ) on the ground
Active verbthe tree from which the wood representing òfọ is cut (Detarium senegalense J.F. Gmel.)
Active verbswear by ọfọ; hold the ọfọ staff
Active verb
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Okenye ahụ sụrụ òfọ n'ala.
— That elder knocked the ofo stick on the ground.
Ị ga-asụ òfọ tupu ị kwuo okwu?
— Will you knock ofo before you speak?
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